Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-06-17
TWO KISSES. @

= Madam, will you gIve mo something
.'something to eatinropcatcd tho lndy.
sind;locking mntron OF about thirty.
n'c. VINO iiad come to tho door on sccine
slrnnser appronoh, and cast quick
comprehensive glance over his person
| and attire. - ~, =, =
"Oh, yes" sho added. "como In"
no Is 1t. mammal" asked q iittlo
eager voice. MS pretty child of six sum.
mers came from an inner room.
"Oniy poor man, dear, who wanta
somsthlrg 20 eet." replied the lady. n
There nowl" she continued, placing
q woll.illlrd tray upon tho taLio. "Sis
down and help yourself.'
The stranger, obeyed.
Afcw words would have told hla story.
I Tho only child of wealthy purcnts, Rulph
Wentworth had liyod to the ago of
twenty IN casc and luxury.
He had graduated with fair record
from college, but With no marked pro.
elivitles for any art or calling. snvo tho
worry ngtcenble and congonini ono of cn-
| joylng the good things OF lfc. o. ,
WithIna week after tho brilliant fcstiy.
itios that had celebrated his majority, his
father had fallen dead In tho street from
paralytio stroke, leaving tho family
\ pcnnllcss.
Inaweek moro his mother had eunk
70 tne grave; ana tho pcltod lndulgcd
boy was loft to faco the world alone with
no resources save tho few pounds that
remained of his fathers birthday glft.
With tho first shock OF bereavement
over friends clustered around him,
ready 10 advise and eager to assist In the
spending OF his llttlo patrlmony.
That onco gono, his friends went also
Ralph nude q few Intellectual Efforts to
obtain some employment.
where tho helrof prospective thou
sands had been mot with shllus md afIa-
bility, the impccunious young man now
encountered superclllous looks and IN
crcdulVus shruSs.
Finally, filled with mlsnnthropIc dis
gust ugninst thcso summer friends. lo
hnd rcsolvcdto quit England, and 20 ho
cared not where.
On tho morning after coming 10 this
decision. whllp glancing alinlcssly over "
paper, his ego fell upon nm Item dcscrlb-
Ing tho discovery of gold In California.
In MI Instant his reso,yo was formed.
Ho would 20 thcro.
Ifhis strength gavc ont before tho goal
was rcnchetl, SO much tho better; no ono
would care, no ono would miss him.
III WAS In this mood TINT hol had matlo
his first request for nlonl, for tho last
| few pennies of his slender funds had
bought him a mcagro dinner tho day be-
fore. Sg
And ns he now snt eating. o sudden
rush OF emotion came over him, and
forced sigh from his lips.
"Wllnt makes you feel 30 bnd:"
Tho llttlo earnest voice, brcnkIng In
upon Ills painful rovcrle. aroused HIN
with start,
Seated III q littlo roolcr, which she wns
| gently swnylrB to and fro, with lcr
hands folded In hor lap. and her sweet
| wintful oyCs fixed With scarchlng yct
synpatliutIc gnzo upon him. wns Tho
cl,ildwhosp presence ho had entirely for-
Her mother had left tho room tcmpo-
rnrly, an ho had thought himscl. nlonc.
"Why To- you think feel bad. little
.nccntsp Jour faco looks SO sud, md
you don'teat anything hardly; md you
almost Mes justnow," rcplicd the lltlle
'.is iappy,t ns tesii esiilian@niSlSiu, illliaannSS
ker sigh nnishod the SON
pad nun1" wns the next
pnrtod Rnlpb's pale lips.
!, you ask mo thntf" ho res
i'o 6k f{t Smmn snys TINT people
=. e4eoplc, j nIeRn-are always
Ieai ~ that thoy only feel sud when
mhTp pmething WRONG"
'hcS Etfa,pOso mamma is right" said
Thing. "And yet nm not a
Hai lttlo ono; only foolish ono."
pa,i olIsh sometimes. and llttlo
I ihnid tho little crcaturc, shnk-
btsS33 - with u serious nIr. "Aild
ing ellis mo TO sit down In my
then bout It.; and by-nnd-by
chair and think aaaQd look sad like you
do ,es1 So,y very pn,y psorTy ynr sei sorry you was
80 foolish7" child" sai,l lilo
Indeed do. Involuntary earnest
ness. 3" But toll nj, prattIc, what do do
tcrestcd ly hor artlcst
you do them" S,rry I am: nnd
"Iteil mamma how q, d i feel better.
then shc kisses mo. niaanirna or any
| Haven't you got any
friends To Kiss your" s1thcr IA dond.
'.No, llttlp ono. BY mS,,
and my friends are NIL gonsnomont.
Tho child pondered for q S,laImcd.
"Thnt is too bad y she cxS ..zs,
Then she added: 49,, <!3
your. $fhkf 3
Well. I Will kisse 9ss;
And, rising from 4
sterHed TO ny Oh 8 S ~
earnest nnsS q NJ -
ono! That ID, :, = I
lad since my m6elss3 s .
Ibad q dear lIttio s|4l| !
"Iwiil he your : + :
"And walt q Rz SEI' 2<a
hls knee. 4 ~ IS ~
| gave mo this ii
| Ilcased With. * & 3 : + I;5{
Blnudo Evelyn CD s. 5 3B :.25
II Will glvo It o. !:
look ut 1t you cd 4 =; =.
friend. and that 81 s.
| good" $ =. !:
this 10 me?" asked II |.8|
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